Ex. 46Read the texts and check your guesses.
Technological civilisation
We are a technological civilisation and culture. Technology has been with humans from the first use of a stone as a tool and it is impossible to separate technology from our life now. This tool use has since developed to an advanced state, where our human culture is dependent upon the technology that surrounds it. Here are some inventions to consider:
1 (C)
According to legend, the wife of Emperor Huangdi developed silk as an industry about 4,700 years ago. Her name was Xilingshi, and she may be the first ever recorded female inventor. People did not bring silkworms to the West until 550 AD as it was a Chinese secret guarded with the threat of death. Eventually two monks smuggled out eggs and mulberry seeds in hollow bamboo canes. China still produces more silk than any other country.More »

Maya civilization.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 36, 37, 38, page 97-98)Ex. 36Do the quiz: What do you know about the Mayan civilisation?
1. The Maya were ancient people of
a) Australia b) America c) Asia
2. The Mayan civilisation is considered to have beena) advanced b) primitive c) strange
3. The Mayan civilisation reached its peak in
a) the 1st century BC b) the 19th century c) 800 AD
4. At its peak the Mayan civilization consisted ofa) 13 million people b) 1,3 million people c) 130 thousand people
5. At the peak of its development the Mayan civilization
a) invented the wheel b) moved to another place c) disappeared
6. The reason for the downfall of Mayan civilisation wasa) climate change b) the war with another civilization c) an unknown factMore »

Prehistoric journeys.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 22, 24, page 93-94)Ex. 22 Listen to the radio programme about an archaeological discovery and answer the questions. Fill in the table while you are listening. Use your Workbook.1 What kind of discovery did the archaeologists make?
They found skeletons of a hobbit-like species of human, or tiny humans.2 What were the creatures called? Why?
They called them “hobbits’,’ after the tiny creatures from the Lord of the Rings books.More »

Learning from the past.
Биболетова 10 класс перевод текста (“Enjoy English”, Unit 3, Section 1, ex. 5-6, page 87-88)Ex.5 New evidence found by Russian archaeologists suggests that humans may have lived in the rugged lands of Artic Siberia much earlier than previously thought. The discovery of certain hunting tools along the Yana River in central Siberia has added at least another 15,000 years to the previous date. Human occupation of this area could now go as far back as 30,000 years ago.More »